Discussion
franki68 said:
insurance and petrol ?
ok fair enough, but surely neither of those are much different from a DBS!Robbo66 said:
When something goes wrong, and it will on a Ferrari, warranty needs to be water tight. Had a 360 from new for 12 months in 04, cost me £7.00 per mile, ex petrol. I did 4000 miles. They are seriously mileage sensitive too.
Fair enough but thats depreciation not running costs isnt it? What warranty issues did you have that Ferrari didnt honour?AdamV12V said:
Robbo66 said:
The 458 is fantastic, a stupendous machine, an absolte scalpel. I Would have one in a flash, but cannot..as unfortunately you look an utter tool driving one and the depreciation and runnng costs are biblical.
Depreciation yes, but what running costs? I thought all new Ferrari's came with 4yrs warrenty and 7yrs free servicing included in the price? Surely thats zero running costs on a 458?New Ferrari's are lovely with that - just tyres, fuel and insurance to pay for, none of which are that bad for a car of it's class. Depreciation must be £20k in first year? This year is the year that'll hit them imho.
AdamV12V said:
Depreciation yes, but what running costs? I thought all new Ferrari's came with 4yrs warrenty and 7yrs free servicing included in the price? Surely thats zero running costs on a 458?
It's generous of Ferarri without a doubt, but what does 'free servicing' include? The labour cost of the service, certainly. Perhaps the annual oil and filter change, thair filter, the most basic of service items. It will not cover pads, clutch, dampers, tyres, fault finding or repairs putside of warranty.The free service is probably worth a grand a year, very nice but the costs normaly associated with Ferraris are not within the service, they are what's outside. Like going in with an Aston for a 700 quids service anmd coming out with a 3 grand bill - same deal. Hopefully the warranty will pick up much of it, but Ferraris consume consumables when they're used hard
Had 3 years free servcing and factory warranty on my brand new Tuscan back in the day, still cost ME 2 grand a year to keep it running. Don't be fooled into thinking it's free motoring!!
yeti said:
AdamV12V said:
Depreciation yes, but what running costs? I thought all new Ferrari's came with 4yrs warrenty and 7yrs free servicing included in the price? Surely thats zero running costs on a 458?
It's generous of Ferarri without a doubt, but what does 'free servicing' include? The labour cost of the service, certainly. Perhaps the annual oil and filter change, thair filter, the most basic of service items. It will not cover pads, clutch, dampers, tyres, fault finding or repairs putside of warranty.The free service is probably worth a grand a year, very nice but the costs normaly associated with Ferraris are not within the service, they are what's outside. Like going in with an Aston for a 700 quids service anmd coming out with a 3 grand bill - same deal. Hopefully the warranty will pick up much of it, but Ferraris consume consumables when they're used hard
Had 3 years free servcing and factory warranty on my brand new Tuscan back in the day, still cost ME 2 grand a year to keep it running. Don't be fooled into thinking it's free motoring!!
Though I do keep looking at 16M's
yeti said:
It's generous of Ferarri without a doubt, but what does 'free servicing' include? The labour cost of the service, certainly. Perhaps the annual oil and filter change, thair filter, the most basic of service items. It will not cover pads, clutch, dampers, tyres, fault finding or repairs putside of warranty.
The free service is probably worth a grand a year, very nice but the costs normaly associated with Ferraris are not within the service, they are what's outside. Like going in with an Aston for a 700 quids service anmd coming out with a 3 grand bill - same deal. Hopefully the warranty will pick up much of it, but Ferraris consume consumables when they're used hard
Had 3 years free servcing and factory warranty on my brand new Tuscan back in the day, still cost ME 2 grand a year to keep it running. Don't be fooled into thinking it's free motoring!!
Exactly. The free service is probably worth a grand a year, very nice but the costs normaly associated with Ferraris are not within the service, they are what's outside. Like going in with an Aston for a 700 quids service anmd coming out with a 3 grand bill - same deal. Hopefully the warranty will pick up much of it, but Ferraris consume consumables when they're used hard
Had 3 years free servcing and factory warranty on my brand new Tuscan back in the day, still cost ME 2 grand a year to keep it running. Don't be fooled into thinking it's free motoring!!
Tracker was only £250 per year from memory.
I was offered a new 458 + cash as a straight swap for the 2.7RS, drove one and was seriously smitten. Flappy paddle though and more computer game than analogue, raw experience I get with the 2.7RS.
I also got pulled by the police during the test drive for booting it down the Swindon by pass. Explained to the officer it was a test drive, and he walked around to the other window and berated the salesman for pushing me to boot it and not having dealer plates on... Let me off !. Fantastic car though.
mikey k said:
yeti said:
AdamV12V said:
Depreciation yes, but what running costs? I thought all new Ferrari's came with 4yrs warrenty and 7yrs free servicing included in the price? Surely thats zero running costs on a 458?
It's generous of Ferarri without a doubt, but what does 'free servicing' include? The labour cost of the service, certainly. Perhaps the annual oil and filter change, thair filter, the most basic of service items. It will not cover pads, clutch, dampers, tyres, fault finding or repairs putside of warranty.The free service is probably worth a grand a year, very nice but the costs normaly associated with Ferraris are not within the service, they are what's outside. Like going in with an Aston for a 700 quids service anmd coming out with a 3 grand bill - same deal. Hopefully the warranty will pick up much of it, but Ferraris consume consumables when they're used hard
Had 3 years free servcing and factory warranty on my brand new Tuscan back in the day, still cost ME 2 grand a year to keep it running. Don't be fooled into thinking it's free motoring!!
Though I do keep looking at 16M's
Robbo66 said:
Cali is ugly and exceptionally feminine, as an Evoque is.
The 458 however remains the second best car I have ever driven, the first being the 2.7RS.
The 458 is fantastic, a stupendous machine, an absolte scalpel. I Would have one in a flash, but cannot..as unfortunately you look an utter tool driving one and the depreciation and runnng costs are biblical.
The V12V comes in 3rd. Classy, muscular, beautiful, powerful.....but a little heavy IMO. My only gripe.
The depreciation on any Aston will make the 458 look like a sound investment.The 458 however remains the second best car I have ever driven, the first being the 2.7RS.
The 458 is fantastic, a stupendous machine, an absolte scalpel. I Would have one in a flash, but cannot..as unfortunately you look an utter tool driving one and the depreciation and runnng costs are biblical.
The V12V comes in 3rd. Classy, muscular, beautiful, powerful.....but a little heavy IMO. My only gripe.
And running costs will, I suspect, be comparable to a DBS these days.
As for looking a tool...I've never been overly fussed about what others think. I drive a fluorescent yellow Caterham and wear a crash helmet and race boots to do so. Do I look a tool? Always Do I care? Nope - I'm driving a pure and thrilling machine, why should I worry what anyone else thinks...
I very much doubt any passers by look in the Aston and think "what a suave and debonair chap that is" and equally I don't care. (They could as easily think "that could be Michael Gould who posts on PH. What a knob" ).
Murph7355 said:
The depreciation on any Aston will make the 458 look like a sound investment.
And running costs will, I suspect, be comparable to a DBS these days.
As for looking a tool...I've never been overly fussed about what others think. I drive a fluorescent yellow Caterham and wear a crash helmet and race boots to do so. Do I look a tool? Always Do I care? Nope - I'm driving a pure and thrilling machine, why should I worry what anyone else thinks...
I very much doubt any passers by look in the Aston and think "what a suave and debonair chap that is" and equally I don't care. (They could as easily think "that could be Michael Gould who posts on PH. What a knob" ).
Agreed, but you are comparing a Caterham, a pure driving analogue machine, with an utter status symbol for the majority of Ferrari owners who rev through city centres on a saturday night, or on one of those ridiculous London meet/runs.And running costs will, I suspect, be comparable to a DBS these days.
As for looking a tool...I've never been overly fussed about what others think. I drive a fluorescent yellow Caterham and wear a crash helmet and race boots to do so. Do I look a tool? Always Do I care? Nope - I'm driving a pure and thrilling machine, why should I worry what anyone else thinks...
I very much doubt any passers by look in the Aston and think "what a suave and debonair chap that is" and equally I don't care. (They could as easily think "that could be Michael Gould who posts on PH. What a knob" ).
I think you can use the Aston in far more circumstances than you can a Ferrari, well, in my experience you can.
Who is Michael Gould ?
P14SMM said:
I've been offered 70k against me paying Liston 170k! I think it takes the p@@@! Given the condition of mine I would have though 92 ish private and 85 PX but what's being offered is silly.
I have just been looking at DBS prices. It seems to me now that good 09 plates are £85k at dealers so I guess bids around £70- £75K whilst annoying are looking realistic.I have just been bid on my V12V and it was not what I had hoped!
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